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the security of our ports. our caucus members had a very productive conversation with vice admiral peter neppinger in april whom i got to know very well in los angeles when he was the captain of the ports of los angeles and long beach, and he discussed the coast guard's critical role in providing security and disaster preparedness at our nation's ports. that's why providing the coast guard with the necessary ships and gear they need is so important. however, it's neither the ships nor the gear that makes up the heart of the united states coast guard. it is the men and women who fight every day who make this country a safer place. they serve with bravery and poise and are sometimes called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice. and as has been talked about this morning, unfortunately that is what occurred this past weekend when a brave coast guardman gave his life for this country. on december 2, chief petty officer horn was killed when he and his team came upon a boat suspected of drug smuggling and were rammed up
the security of our ports. our caucus members had a very productive conversation with vice admiral peter neppinger in april whom i got to know very well in los angeles when he was the captain of the ports of los angeles and long beach, and he discussed the coast guard's critical role in providing security and disaster preparedness at our nation's ports. that's why providing the coast guard with the necessary ships and gear they need is so important. however, it's neither the ships nor the gear...
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and my question is, when a cruise ships comes into the port at the station on arrival, the local port authority pilot nave gates the ship through the channel until it docks. but when it is leaving the port, there's lots of celebration and it's just a matter of the ship, who is navigating the ship back through the channel into the international waters. my question is, why cannot it be done in international level all around the world because the cruise industry is going into a mega operations making mega money but on the saving of time when the parties are going on, it's just a matter of there's officers and crew on the bridge who are sailing out of the port and they are just doing it themselves and the local port authorities have got nothing to do until they get into the international channel. host: thanks for the call and sharing your own personal experience. based on that, again, it goes back to your earlier point, various layers of regulation authority and jurisdiction. guest: i appreciate that question. and if i understand it correctly, you're suggesting that there's a pilot on boa
and my question is, when a cruise ships comes into the port at the station on arrival, the local port authority pilot nave gates the ship through the channel until it docks. but when it is leaving the port, there's lots of celebration and it's just a matter of the ship, who is navigating the ship back through the channel into the international waters. my question is, why cannot it be done in international level all around the world because the cruise industry is going into a mega operations...
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the other one is ports of entry. those are vital and crucial because of trades and congress -- trade and commerce. the number one is taxes. second and third, depending on the statistics that use or elsewhere. there are long waiting lines to come across the border. that impacts trade and commerce and affects literally every member of congress in their respective districts or states. there is an imbalance we need to correct. i have had legislation the last two congresses to focus on the ports of entry. we can no longer depend on ports of entry that were designed for the 1950's in the 21st century. there is technology, infrastructure, personnel that are needed at the ports of entry. julia makes the point that the fault is with congress. >> congressman sylvestre reyes represented the 16th term in districts. it appears to be your last term in congress for now. you lost your battle in the primary. it took people by surprise that you lost your primary. what do you plan to do now? guest: counting military time and then borde
the other one is ports of entry. those are vital and crucial because of trades and congress -- trade and commerce. the number one is taxes. second and third, depending on the statistics that use or elsewhere. there are long waiting lines to come across the border. that impacts trade and commerce and affects literally every member of congress in their respective districts or states. there is an imbalance we need to correct. i have had legislation the last two congresses to focus on the ports of...
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the port. i do not believe the government is harsh on the port because the american people, the american government will take care of poor people. never will this government failed to take care of the truly needy people. i think poor people need to stop calling in and thinking the government will not take care of them if they are truly poor. however, we do have a lot of a fraud going on when programs, for the port. we have people who do not qualify cashing in on these programs. in a retired teacher -- i know a retired teacher who has a cell phone who has a phone of her own and has one of these 200 minute cellular phones. a lot of these people with the cellular phones have phones better than the government and until more minutes. that is a big and fraud given to these telephones. they are out there in many people's hands to do not deserve them. host: in your experience, what do you think has to be looked into? caller: a lot of fraud. also, i have something else to say. i believe mitt romney will
the port. i do not believe the government is harsh on the port because the american people, the american government will take care of poor people. never will this government failed to take care of the truly needy people. i think poor people need to stop calling in and thinking the government will not take care of them if they are truly poor. however, we do have a lot of a fraud going on when programs, for the port. we have people who do not qualify cashing in on these programs. in a retired...
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the strike that shut down the ports of los angeles and long beach paralleled the generational skirmishes that have ripped through factory shops. cargo companies and ports want to cut costs and automate operations to compete with aggressive rivals in canada and south america. that is pitting them against unions, which are struggling to reserve high-paying jobs for the middle-class members. it was resolved late tuesday, according to this article. here is the front page of the press." feet frefree state says detroit out of time to fix its fiscal mess. falling revenues and rising expenses. the state of michigan delivered an abrupt ultimatum to the city wednesday. move quickly toward reform, or an emergency financial manager will be reported. -- a ppointed. -- appointed. dana in california, republican. caller: i'm 56 years old. i live in california. i can give the perspective of what has happened in my state and the economy and all that stuff. back in 1982, i was making $8.50 an hour. but i have seen happen in my state and happening in more, not just illegal immigrants, but our children. i ha
the strike that shut down the ports of los angeles and long beach paralleled the generational skirmishes that have ripped through factory shops. cargo companies and ports want to cut costs and automate operations to compete with aggressive rivals in canada and south america. that is pitting them against unions, which are struggling to reserve high-paying jobs for the middle-class members. it was resolved late tuesday, according to this article. here is the front page of the press." feet...
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and as far as the military port, one of the largest in the world. so our port is is extremely important to industry here but also just because we bring so much -- so many jobs in just because of the port being here. i believe that cities that have thriving downtowns or thriving cities normally in the mid 80s when the oil field or the oil prices plummetted we started investing in our downtown and have done quite a lot in the last 5 to 8 years. and i think that we will continue to grow based on what we see is happening in our downtown area. we have revitalized. we spent about $30 million in the last ten years. so i see -- that's what i see mostly. i do think we will continue to grow because of our relation as i mentioned earlier, the petro chemical and oil field industry. and just to stay small enough to where we're like a friendly hometown but then also be diverse enough and make sure that we continue to have the discipline to put our dollars where they should be to promote the infrastructure so that -- that private investors will continue to invest.
and as far as the military port, one of the largest in the world. so our port is is extremely important to industry here but also just because we bring so much -- so many jobs in just because of the port being here. i believe that cities that have thriving downtowns or thriving cities normally in the mid 80s when the oil field or the oil prices plummetted we started investing in our downtown and have done quite a lot in the last 5 to 8 years. and i think that we will continue to grow based on...
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i would disagree with the caller who said this is the worst president for the port or. this situation was inherited. ben bernanke and greenspan policy, came forth from the last administration. i believe the president has done a decent job to figure how we stimulate the economy and how we get people back to work. he was in a hole when he came and. congress was not adapted to helping the situation. i would have to disagree with the caller. host: this comment off of twitter. guest: not only do we have talked about that but we have a law that is about $1.2 trillion cuts. unless congress changes the law, that is going to take place. host: willie from jacksonville, florida. fan.r: i'm not a ron paul i don't understand why the fed is not audited. as far as the bush tax cuts are concerned, president obama put them on the books. he put them on the books and he put the two war on the books. now the republicans won -- they lost. democrats are not helping the cause. ok, you are not helping the cause. host: would be helping the cause, in your opinion? caller: first of all, debbie wa
i would disagree with the caller who said this is the worst president for the port or. this situation was inherited. ben bernanke and greenspan policy, came forth from the last administration. i believe the president has done a decent job to figure how we stimulate the economy and how we get people back to work. he was in a hole when he came and. congress was not adapted to helping the situation. i would have to disagree with the caller. host: this comment off of twitter. guest: not only do we...
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annually goes through the commercial port of entry in nogales. firstly, it is extremely well situated for infrastructure. it is the distribution point for fruits and vegetables, and also drugs. it is also a peculiar place because the two cities are built right up against one another along the border. nogales -- sonora sits on high ground above arizona. during the monsoon season, water is bottled downhill from mexico into the u.s. -- funneled downhill from mexico into the u.s. as it began to be built up in the early part of last century, that meant that flooding started in downtown nogales. u.s. engineers had to drill the -- bill concrete culvert in order to channel the waterway. the construction began in mexico and continues under the border into the u.s. as smuggling developed over the years, these became underground conduits for contraband. host: we actually built the tunnels are originally for them? guest: [laughter] well, the tunnels were originally built to prevent everyone being in america -- inundated with water every july. securing them u
annually goes through the commercial port of entry in nogales. firstly, it is extremely well situated for infrastructure. it is the distribution point for fruits and vegetables, and also drugs. it is also a peculiar place because the two cities are built right up against one another along the border. nogales -- sonora sits on high ground above arizona. during the monsoon season, water is bottled downhill from mexico into the u.s. -- funneled downhill from mexico into the u.s. as it began to be...
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a look at the 200,000 books of the john smith nobel collection house that the trees port -- house that the shreveport, louisiana library. we look at the role on 9/11 in shreveport, louisiana. also, visit the founding fathers autographed collection at the louisiana state exhibit museum and from the pioneer harry tisch center, medical treatments and medical and dealings in shreveport, louisiana. >> this particular phone only brings for a serious question. keep it in a hand who has proven himself responsible. >> bush and dukakis on crime. dukakis battled the opposes the death penalty, he allowed first- degree murderers to have weekend passes from prison. one was willie horton. >> the accusations that was made against the veterans who served in vietnam was devastating your >> randomly civilians -- we can all point to a regis commercial or two or three or four. negative commercials are more likely to be correct and negative commercials are more likely to talk about issues. >> will 2012 be the most negative campaign cycle in history? a new foundation discussion looks at current and past poli
a look at the 200,000 books of the john smith nobel collection house that the trees port -- house that the shreveport, louisiana library. we look at the role on 9/11 in shreveport, louisiana. also, visit the founding fathers autographed collection at the louisiana state exhibit museum and from the pioneer harry tisch center, medical treatments and medical and dealings in shreveport, louisiana. >> this particular phone only brings for a serious question. keep it in a hand who has proven...
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there supported the bottom of the port and arizona. host: your thoughts? caller: york had a couple of calls on jan brewer. i am so opposed to that woman. i think she is a limited, first of all. she is everything that i am against, which, she is just pro corporation. she does not do anything to support the people. been one of the things that she did is we have lottery money that was dedicated to public transportation. she took that to balance the budget. when she was getting reelected, she practically dismantled and eliminated the department of commerce to form her own quasi governmental commerce authority that she was the head of, along with corporate and industry. it is the idea of getting business into the state. we are a corporate-run state. it is a right-to-work state. i moved from california. that means no unions. i think she is terrible. she never got reelected. chu is not elected the first time. she's just a cover for the senator who took over, and security. that is how she got elected. host: we will leave it there. we got a tweet from north carolin
there supported the bottom of the port and arizona. host: your thoughts? caller: york had a couple of calls on jan brewer. i am so opposed to that woman. i think she is a limited, first of all. she is everything that i am against, which, she is just pro corporation. she does not do anything to support the people. been one of the things that she did is we have lottery money that was dedicated to public transportation. she took that to balance the budget. when she was getting reelected, she...
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the port don't have to pay and the rich don't have to and bill class pays the bills -- the poor don't have to pay. and we expect in the federal government to resolve everything? we're still squabbling about how to pay for medicare, medicaid, texas, illegal immigration. nothing in my generation's concerns have been resolved by the federal government. they cannot be found liable. what do we do as individuals? get out from under the federal government? guest: the call reflects a frustration that members of both parties have that congress keeps on ticking the can down the road and tax policy is perhaps the biggest example. we have this dec. routine every year where there is a meltdown over tax policy. in 2010, but it was what to do with the bush tax cuts. this time last year we were talking about what to do with the payroll tax cuts. you have to wonder if we're headed toward a reckoning. you have to wonder whether we're heading to some type of big decision that would solve some of these problems for the long term. when we go through such year by year, month by month policy debates, it cre
the port don't have to pay and the rich don't have to and bill class pays the bills -- the poor don't have to pay. and we expect in the federal government to resolve everything? we're still squabbling about how to pay for medicare, medicaid, texas, illegal immigration. nothing in my generation's concerns have been resolved by the federal government. they cannot be found liable. what do we do as individuals? get out from under the federal government? guest: the call reflects a frustration that...
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we will not be able to take care of the port and the elderly. that is what we're going -- where we're going. it is going to be taxing everybody in this country. that is what the republican party stands for. host: our conversation with congressman paul broun, now in his third term. louise is on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. you have a million folks calling you pa. guest: i am a medical doctor and i did my internship at good samaritan hospital in portland. i love oregon. where you live down there is just absolutely -- caller: we go without electricity a lot been very guest: thank you for calling. caller: i just wanted to say that president obama unfortunately -- i am a democrat and a hard in true believer in caring and living the words that were spoken by jesus and every other holy man about loving each other. he has given in eight times more to go along with the republican party that has said absolutely no to everythingi saw teh statistics -- everything. i saw the statistics of how much of the ultra wealthy would hav et
we will not be able to take care of the port and the elderly. that is what we're going -- where we're going. it is going to be taxing everybody in this country. that is what the republican party stands for. host: our conversation with congressman paul broun, now in his third term. louise is on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. you have a million folks calling you pa. guest: i am a medical doctor and i did my internship at good samaritan hospital in portland. i love...
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it is always the port, the inner city. they can learn just as well as my children. i m on social security. i raise my grandchildren on social security. host: thank you for the call. want to go back to the original stories started. for folks turning in later, the district of columbia is paying students with behavioral records to attend summer school. host: one more call on this subject. your thoughts? caller: i think they should be paid. host: all students? how would you separate them? caller: at-risk students. i think more -- they should get paid based on their grades. i do understand people who say we shouldn't throw money to solve problems. we throw money at everything. with the money at the bankers. the talk about pellets of money being delivered to iraq. to say the money does not solve anything, i bet if other people were thrown money, they would jump at it as fast as other. those people are full of crap. there are some people who survived a difficult situations to graduate. but these are difficult times. these of the worst economic times in decades. all of thes
it is always the port, the inner city. they can learn just as well as my children. i m on social security. i raise my grandchildren on social security. host: thank you for the call. want to go back to the original stories started. for folks turning in later, the district of columbia is paying students with behavioral records to attend summer school. host: one more call on this subject. your thoughts? caller: i think they should be paid. host: all students? how would you separate them? caller:...
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was talking about the dichotomy in america between the rich and the port. what do you think about the article you have and his official slogan? caller: that wasn't mentioned. he was tied up with china. i have all the articles going a ways back. host: saginaw, mich., you are on. caller: 94 cspan. i think this is a campaign funding issue. when the draft was an order in the vietnam days, your constitutional rights were suspended and you did not choose to do that yourself. that was done by a law. in the present, we have a situation where there is such corruption with money. why can't we just suspend the right for people to raise funds? if they are seeking a federal office? we keep requesting these guys limit themselves and not accept funding and then complain because somebody went overboard. to me, they're all corrupt in terms of how they raise money. the men of the correct person but in terms of practices, is all corrupt. why don't we suspend the right. this can be done by them volunteering to do this. this is you volunteering to give up your constitutional ri
was talking about the dichotomy in america between the rich and the port. what do you think about the article you have and his official slogan? caller: that wasn't mentioned. he was tied up with china. i have all the articles going a ways back. host: saginaw, mich., you are on. caller: 94 cspan. i think this is a campaign funding issue. when the draft was an order in the vietnam days, your constitutional rights were suspended and you did not choose to do that yourself. that was done by a law....
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i was always the guy back by the port-o-potties backstage. i did not look around like, this is not my said. you know, my said is the corridors in the back of the stadium where the president is holed. that is more where i would say was where my meat and potatoes was. >> the president did an education speech in philly and you had never talked to him? >> i had not met him. i had not even interact with the campaign much except for some to say, your the only, so do not mess this up. a great day. it was a national education association and candidates were making speeches. the president said, my teacher is a -- a sister is a teacher. hillary clinton said, my mother was a teacher. joe biden said, "i sleep with the teacher almost every night." i thought, i really hope joe biden is to be the vice- presidential nominee for senator obama. >> so did we. excellent. we have a clip here. [video clip] >> why are you filming me now? >> no matter what happens, our children still love us. that is the key. >> and the white house briefing room. >> this is a collec
i was always the guy back by the port-o-potties backstage. i did not look around like, this is not my said. you know, my said is the corridors in the back of the stadium where the president is holed. that is more where i would say was where my meat and potatoes was. >> the president did an education speech in philly and you had never talked to him? >> i had not met him. i had not even interact with the campaign much except for some to say, your the only, so do not mess this up. a...
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it looks like we have the rich and we have the port. i have not seen the middle class in existence for some time. i am not clear. guest: that is a great question. i will say a few yards and turn it over to my colleague. you do, but it is not what it used to be. stan, explain how we define middle class and what we say it means. guest: we go through defining it. you are asking the right question. we think it is an aspiration, and identity, what people believe about hard work being rewarded. that is what you are saying. if people are not -- hard work is not being rewarded. people are building up college debt. if we talk to people in the polling, 10 years ago 75% thought there was a decent chance for you to do well, given the hard work. that has dropped 50% now. there is a major drop in confidence that hard work is rewarded. if people believe they are on the edge and slipping. when they ask -- when they are asked are you middle-class, they say they used to be or their parents were. they also think it was not acceptable. if they get to that
it looks like we have the rich and we have the port. i have not seen the middle class in existence for some time. i am not clear. guest: that is a great question. i will say a few yards and turn it over to my colleague. you do, but it is not what it used to be. stan, explain how we define middle class and what we say it means. guest: we go through defining it. you are asking the right question. we think it is an aspiration, and identity, what people believe about hard work being rewarded. that...
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states, but if he counts the inventory of oil in the ports -- in other words, when they say 3 million barrels up and down per week, what you do is have them count the oil at the docks. like trump said, it will show something like 300 million barrels of oil extra. host: michael, this is pretty complicated for us. what is the bottom line? caller: tell president obama he can always tell unemployment. take the first number of the price of oil and that is more unemployment. host: thank you so much. we are waiting for the monthly job numbers. how important is access to expensive oil to the economy? guest: we need to get the price of oil down. there's a limit to what the president can do. the price of oil is set at the international market. one of the things we can do is reduce the dependence on foreign oil to do that, we have to reduce our dependence on oil. the alternative energy sources become extremely important. that is one of the strategies we are using. host: about seven minutes until we get the monthly jobs report. the anticipation is it will be unchanged at the current level. what d
states, but if he counts the inventory of oil in the ports -- in other words, when they say 3 million barrels up and down per week, what you do is have them count the oil at the docks. like trump said, it will show something like 300 million barrels of oil extra. host: michael, this is pretty complicated for us. what is the bottom line? caller: tell president obama he can always tell unemployment. take the first number of the price of oil and that is more unemployment. host: thank you so much....
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illegal aliens or the mexicans will sell the ports. even the governor from texas could not believe this man said that. now, i'm going to give a description of self-deport. when i look at dish have my house. and i have roaches. and i have rats on and i want to get rid of them. what i would do is try to do everything to prevent every little crumbs from falling that they have anything to eat and they will disappear. now, if i have a cut or a dog and i wanted to get rid of them, i would feed them. return just to let you know, two of the papers today the "new york post" and others, there's two-page advertisement. this is from the new york city board of elections. it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i
illegal aliens or the mexicans will sell the ports. even the governor from texas could not believe this man said that. now, i'm going to give a description of self-deport. when i look at dish have my house. and i have roaches. and i have rats on and i want to get rid of them. what i would do is try to do everything to prevent every little crumbs from falling that they have anything to eat and they will disappear. now, if i have a cut or a dog and i wanted to get rid of them, i would feed them....
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the phones, port ritchie, florida, andy on the line for democrats. go ahead, andy. caller: how you doing. thank you for your service. i'm a veteran. i was in the cuban missile crisis. i was down here in florida. and i was in a hawk outfit and if they fired a nuclear weapon at us, our missile had to knock it out here. but i'll tell you the real truth of what's going on with the jobs today. see, when i came out of the army, there were factory jobs, any kind of job you wanted. now these, what do they call themselves, pioneers are outsourcing jobs. i always thought that lewis and clark were pioneers, i never knew mitt romney was a pioneer. but if you'd bring some of these jobs back, i mean, they say that oh, we have to have skills. what skill is there to put a head on a doll or on arm of a doll and pay a guy a decent salary, give them social security, medicare. you know what i mean? i love our country, man, i really love t it hurts me so much to see what's going on today. host: steve gonzalez, your thoughts. guest: thank you for your service. i would say
the phones, port ritchie, florida, andy on the line for democrats. go ahead, andy. caller: how you doing. thank you for your service. i'm a veteran. i was in the cuban missile crisis. i was down here in florida. and i was in a hawk outfit and if they fired a nuclear weapon at us, our missile had to knock it out here. but i'll tell you the real truth of what's going on with the jobs today. see, when i came out of the army, there were factory jobs, any kind of job you wanted. now these, what do...
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it is to redistribute wealth from the port to the big banks. that is what is going on right now through qe3 and the rampant inflation where printing presses are on nonstop right now. host: thank you very much. caller: hello. nice talking to you. i have to tell you, i am definitely spending less. i make my money on ebay. i worked out of the house. host: what do you sell on the day if i ask -- if i may ask? caller: electronic goods. vintage stuff. i develop the machines. it is a special item that nobody else has. i worked in television before i decided to go on my own. so i know what goes on behind the scenes. i have to tell you, just looked at it. even if you are looking up anything, you see things not closing. we are in terrible shape. i am listening to the radio in my car driving to the diner. one out of four people are living in poverty. it is unbelievable. the people are so duped with the president we have now. if he was going to do something, why does he not do something now? i am an independent. i say to myself, why do they not do somethin
it is to redistribute wealth from the port to the big banks. that is what is going on right now through qe3 and the rampant inflation where printing presses are on nonstop right now. host: thank you very much. caller: hello. nice talking to you. i have to tell you, i am definitely spending less. i make my money on ebay. i worked out of the house. host: what do you sell on the day if i ask -- if i may ask? caller: electronic goods. vintage stuff. i develop the machines. it is a special item that...
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port. two education. two educatioeducate a lot of the children. spend the money to educate them so they do not become the violent people that they are today. host: it was oscar in tucson, arizona. and now lenette in cleveland. what did you think of the debate last night? and why are you undecided? caller: i thought the debate was very, very interesting. i am an undecided voter, simply because, you have a lot of issues here -- do i blame president obama? for the state this country is in? or do i vote for mitt romney who says that he can create jobs? 12 million jobs. and yet he still states that government doesn't create jobs. but he is president -- he can make jobs. you cannot have it both ways. can the government make jobs? or can they not? can we blame president obama? for the state that this country is and. when he took over and it was a mess. as the boulder starts to roll, it continues to gain momentum. and it gets big. and i do believe that is what happened. when he came in, the ball wa
port. two education. two educatioeducate a lot of the children. spend the money to educate them so they do not become the violent people that they are today. host: it was oscar in tucson, arizona. and now lenette in cleveland. what did you think of the debate last night? and why are you undecided? caller: i thought the debate was very, very interesting. i am an undecided voter, simply because, you have a lot of issues here -- do i blame president obama? for the state this country is in? or do i...
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the point of mentioning tammany hall, franklin roosevelt ported the model into the national government in a lot of respect. talking about organized labor. the problem i have with organized labor is it is an interest group within the democratic party. increasingly when it comes to choosing between the public good and the interests of organized labor, the democrats are going to choose the latter. the farmers have been a broad based interest for a long time, but that does not change the fact that after harry truman won the election, he and his advisers looked at the returns from the great plains and noticed that he did very well in the farm belt. a plan was created as an effort to buy off the farmers of this country. something that harry truman tried to do. that is the point of the book, that the democratic party increasingly uses the powers of government to bring in new groups to its coalition permanently or pay off other groups. this is something that every democratic leader has been obliged to follow. host: jay cost is the author of "spoiled rotten." he is a staff writer at "the weekly
the point of mentioning tammany hall, franklin roosevelt ported the model into the national government in a lot of respect. talking about organized labor. the problem i have with organized labor is it is an interest group within the democratic party. increasingly when it comes to choosing between the public good and the interests of organized labor, the democrats are going to choose the latter. the farmers have been a broad based interest for a long time, but that does not change the fact that...
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we got on the bus and traveled around the country and trying to put a spot on the port in this country -- on the poor in this country. this is the next step, to bring these poverty expert together and talk about how we can not just reduce poverty but to eradicate poverty. when we bring these voices together, the drumbeat gets louder. this drum beat musket ever louder between now and november. i hope we can advance the conversation tomorrow night. in april, we're working on it new book, a party manifesto that will be out in april. we're trying to use the platform to get this issue discussed. host: janet from baltimore, maryland. caller: i like to ask the question to tavis smiley and cornel west. what do they think president obama is doing? he is doing all he can to get jobs created. i don't understand the concept. host: do not see that is happening, that the president is trying to work towards helping the poor? guest: you begin your campaign and give nearly $1 trillion to investment bankers. that's not a good start in terms of fighting for the poor. in the last few months, he has given
we got on the bus and traveled around the country and trying to put a spot on the port in this country -- on the poor in this country. this is the next step, to bring these poverty expert together and talk about how we can not just reduce poverty but to eradicate poverty. when we bring these voices together, the drumbeat gets louder. this drum beat musket ever louder between now and november. i hope we can advance the conversation tomorrow night. in april, we're working on it new book, a party...
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we know the rich and well-to-do do not adhere to the same laws as the port. you can say the laws are the same, but they are not. why is it that the officials and our government can obstruct voting in places like florida, ohio? why are there no laws to prosecute these people for obstructing the most valuable right the american has? his right to tell government what to do is his vote. guest: there are some laws from -- for federal elections that prevent mischief. at for example, if there are people intimidating voters, that is covered under the voting rights act. also, you can bring cases -- you may have read about some of the cases involved in early voting and how the secretary of state of ohio wanted to end early voting three days before the election. and there was a court case on it, and the finding was that the secretary of state could not do that. in fact, after the 2004 election cannot you may remember there were a lot of problems in ohio. my organization actually suder, to create changes in the way they run an election in ohio. it did not affect the 2004
we know the rich and well-to-do do not adhere to the same laws as the port. you can say the laws are the same, but they are not. why is it that the officials and our government can obstruct voting in places like florida, ohio? why are there no laws to prosecute these people for obstructing the most valuable right the american has? his right to tell government what to do is his vote. guest: there are some laws from -- for federal elections that prevent mischief. at for example, if there are...
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had the famous compound in hyannis port. he was a sailor and a very wealthy man, and he was, also, if perceived as anti-business, ironically. remember, there was an attempt by u.s. steel and other steelmakers to increase prices and the president got into a public row. privately he referred to as steel executives as a sons of bitches. he earned a reputation in some quarters as anti-business. point being that his welcome was trumped in the eyes of most voters by his economic policies, by his economics of a da . the first president bush had a compound on the ocean in maine, had a cigarette boat and had the misfortune to be president during an economic recession in 1990, 1991, 1992. he did not pick fights with wall industry finance yiers for executives. what defined him for some people was a famous encounter that he had with a supermarket checkout scanner device. particularly this visual age, the age of television, was a kind of shorthand that developed. presidents can get defined very quickly and they can find it very difficult
had the famous compound in hyannis port. he was a sailor and a very wealthy man, and he was, also, if perceived as anti-business, ironically. remember, there was an attempt by u.s. steel and other steelmakers to increase prices and the president got into a public row. privately he referred to as steel executives as a sons of bitches. he earned a reputation in some quarters as anti-business. point being that his welcome was trumped in the eyes of most voters by his economic policies, by his...
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some people barely ever mentioned how the taxes that are paid by the portlock at -- by the port at the service station on their gas, that is the part in the middle. hawes would become independent entrepreneurs and half $250,000 companies, we get taxed on so many different levels. it seems like 70%. how do you explain that reverses the 13% that a high end person makes -- explain ... versus the 13% that a high end person makes? guest: it is the case that what gets taxed, that gets shifted over time in the u.s. for example, the america of revenue that comes from corporate taxes has fallen dramatically over time. 30% of all revenues came from taxes in the 1950's and out is about 7%. the portion of all workers' pay has gone all -- up over time. the federal income tax has stayed steady as a percentage of all income, but there have been shipped within data as well. those people who gain unearned income, investments from capital gains and dividends, they pay relatively low tax rates. their tax rate on those items is less than the income tax rate. the people who really get socked are middle-inc
some people barely ever mentioned how the taxes that are paid by the portlock at -- by the port at the service station on their gas, that is the part in the middle. hawes would become independent entrepreneurs and half $250,000 companies, we get taxed on so many different levels. it seems like 70%. how do you explain that reverses the 13% that a high end person makes -- explain ... versus the 13% that a high end person makes? guest: it is the case that what gets taxed, that gets shifted over...
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they will share financial data with the port authority and provide as needed for construction for any operating surplus beginning in 2018. it has already contributed $280 million in construction and raise $170 million in contributions for operating -- raised $170 million in contributions for operating expenses." we have a live shot this morning of the world trade center memorial site in new york city, where there will be a ceremony starting at 8:46. bells will toll at that time to mark when the first tower was struck. we will have coverage of that for you as well here on c-span. dillon, republican, go ahead. caller: personally, i think that we should mark it however we think it should be demonstrated, but i do not think that this event should be forgotten. host: ok. bob, new york. read their on 9/11? caller: yes, i was here. i will never forget it. of course, the first thing for me that will always mark the day is the few people that i knew directly or indirectly that died that day. and their families. i will never be able to not think about 9/11 as the excuse that our former presiden
they will share financial data with the port authority and provide as needed for construction for any operating surplus beginning in 2018. it has already contributed $280 million in construction and raise $170 million in contributions for operating -- raised $170 million in contributions for operating expenses." we have a live shot this morning of the world trade center memorial site in new york city, where there will be a ceremony starting at 8:46. bells will toll at that time to mark...
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will also visit with the man who runs the port of tablet. that is a live shot from inside the convention hall where the republicans are gathering this week. to "nationalw journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: we are looking for folks gathered for a discussion. this is down ballot. it is not focus on the presidential election. but everything else in congress. we will have moderators including reid wilson, jennifer duffy, and david wasserman. the speakers include the chair of the national republican congressional committee. and the executive director of the national republican senatorial committee. looking at the house and senate races on the republican side. we will be watching that here on c-span as well throughout the next couple of months as we head towards election day about how the house and senate go. as we wait for that, let's look is some headlines in the newspapers. "the washington times" this morning shows us that "the nation needs romney." ki
will also visit with the man who runs the port of tablet. that is a live shot from inside the convention hall where the republicans are gathering this week. to "nationalw journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: we are looking for folks gathered for a discussion. this is down ballot. it is not focus on the presidential election. but everything else in congress. we will have moderators including...
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caller: i was thinking about this -- the rich can get their riches but then not take from the port to make your riches even higher. host: as far as your thoughts on this, you can continue. caller: it is my comment. because i lost my job in 2009 and i understand the bubble started to burst around the 2005 and 2007, so it is not like the president that we have now had anything to do with people losing the money. because you are as rich as you want to be if you have god in your life. from the poll, views diverge based on income levels -- then it says, when it comes to tax policy, a little bit above in the article that was based on the poll, six out of 10 voters to identify as conservatives favor keeping the bush era tax rates for all. wealth and whether it is an impossible dream. virginia, democrats' line. caller: good morning. financially speaking, wealth is an impossible dream for the majority of the country. actually, for the majority of the world. as far as this country is concerned, the birth of the country, this country has always been about giving the wealthy power. the wealthy wi
caller: i was thinking about this -- the rich can get their riches but then not take from the port to make your riches even higher. host: as far as your thoughts on this, you can continue. caller: it is my comment. because i lost my job in 2009 and i understand the bubble started to burst around the 2005 and 2007, so it is not like the president that we have now had anything to do with people losing the money. because you are as rich as you want to be if you have god in your life. from the...
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like food stamps and other programs to the port and some of the health-care law and the financial regulatory law. there are also adding on an additional $180 billion in these cuts for reducing the deficit. of course, democrats are expected to oppose this bill. host: we have the steps up now about what this proposal does. tell us again, what republicans want to push for these changes in the agreement that they came to back when the budget control act was being put together as a sort of a buffet to hang over congress. -- as a sort of a thing to hang over congress. guest: you are right. it has said it was intended to force action. democrats have said that, too. nobody wanted these cuts to take affect. because these cuts were across the board and not targeted to specific programs, there would be counterproductive. specifically, the defense cuts, and the republican's politically are using that. the pentagon has warned of these cuts come into effect as a way of making their argument replaced. democrats have a bit of a problem themselves because they had acknowledged they did not want the cuts to t
like food stamps and other programs to the port and some of the health-care law and the financial regulatory law. there are also adding on an additional $180 billion in these cuts for reducing the deficit. of course, democrats are expected to oppose this bill. host: we have the steps up now about what this proposal does. tell us again, what republicans want to push for these changes in the agreement that they came to back when the budget control act was being put together as a sort of a buffet...
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keep in mind, when you say america does not care about the poor, the port constitutes america. it must be the well-to-do americans, and too many well-to- do americans are in different. a number of them are concerned, but not enough. then the question becomes, how do you make the issue a major issue? how do you hide like it? gues-- highlight it? guest: there is class warfare in this country. my answer, i want to expand on his basis. i think there is class warfare, and diving the class war has been leveled against the poor. when she suggested they want to squeeze everything out of you, that is the case. for rich americans there are all kinds of loopholes, but if you are poor, it costs money to be pour. they squeezed every single thing out of you. -- it costs money to be poor. what mr. obama and mitt romney have spent most of the time talking about on the campaign trail is the middle class. there are three distinct groups in poverty these days. you have the perennially poor, near poor, folks were just a paycheck or two away from being in poverty, and the new poor, these are the fo
keep in mind, when you say america does not care about the poor, the port constitutes america. it must be the well-to-do americans, and too many well-to- do americans are in different. a number of them are concerned, but not enough. then the question becomes, how do you make the issue a major issue? how do you hide like it? gues-- highlight it? guest: there is class warfare in this country. my answer, i want to expand on his basis. i think there is class warfare, and diving the class war has...
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religion really doesn't play role in the rights are government of the port. marriage licenses are issued by the government. the constitution says that is equality. there are 7000 references in the bible to helping the poor, where is the one is dopa that says it's for the poor? guest: we could leave it at that, thank you. host: and we will, our guest has been diane nipper from the gay and lesbian task force. you can go to work -- there web site and follow them on twitter. >> thanks for having made. host: coming up, a discussion of the world governing federal lobbying with the president of the federal lobbying later and later in the program, we'll talk to what is next for u.s. markets after european voters reject austerity plans there. first, campaign 2012 north carolina tour concludes today. students across the state and use the new social media platform to weigh in on issues important to them. >> i would have to say friends and family have been the most influential. these conversations cheverly helped me. >> my parents have been the biggest influence on my po
religion really doesn't play role in the rights are government of the port. marriage licenses are issued by the government. the constitution says that is equality. there are 7000 references in the bible to helping the poor, where is the one is dopa that says it's for the poor? guest: we could leave it at that, thank you. host: and we will, our guest has been diane nipper from the gay and lesbian task force. you can go to work -- there web site and follow them on twitter. >> thanks for...
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the middle class is the new poor class. the port is the underclass -- the poor is the underclass. everything used to be made in america. we will not be number one in manufacturing. host: you are not undecided. figured outven't where they stand for the poor. for america. we are built in america. we cannot continue to give that millions and millions of dollars to other countries. host: that was brady in miami. nick, what are you undecided? caller: i don't like the way the mainstream candidates -- i our't like thwhere country is headed. host: who did you support in 2008? caller: i voted for obama. veer off thed you fe course? caller: i am more of a ron paul supporter. host: does that lead to out on november 6? caller: i took part in early voting and voted for gary johnson. he was the best candidate that i saw. i'm kind of ashamed they would not let him in the debates. how can we call ourselves a free democracy when we only got two choices, like black and white. host: thank you for your time. what do you do? caller: self employed in construction. host: how is business? caller: a littl
the middle class is the new poor class. the port is the underclass -- the poor is the underclass. everything used to be made in america. we will not be number one in manufacturing. host: you are not undecided. figured outven't where they stand for the poor. for america. we are built in america. we cannot continue to give that millions and millions of dollars to other countries. host: that was brady in miami. nick, what are you undecided? caller: i don't like the way the mainstream candidates --...
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ports that you want and a cdner and a high- definition webcam. that is what all of our laptop computers that have been a today's special has been a customer pick. of customers who purchased acer say that they love that size. about the processor as you are calling in your order. this has quad-core processor that is an entirely new thing. hand the number of times i have a quad-core computer on hsn. the last one was $780.e these for engines under this hook that make it 120% faster a dual-core and that is already very fast. hood. a6 quad-corevaddition technology. it is exclusive to amd.and it means that upgraded graphics card and the a6processor are made by the same company, amd. aand they speak to each other and a proprietary wayhat is more intelligent. yes, you can listen to your computer but computers are a visual medium. everything that you do on here is a visual whether it gaining or surfing or skype or e-mail or face book every experience is specifically upgraded because this is built to be a multimedia computer with that upgraded graphics card
ports that you want and a cdner and a high- definition webcam. that is what all of our laptop computers that have been a today's special has been a customer pick. of customers who purchased acer say that they love that size. about the processor as you are calling in your order. this has quad-core processor that is an entirely new thing. hand the number of times i have a quad-core computer on hsn. the last one was $780.e these for engines under this hook that make it 120% faster a dual-core and...
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that oil to the gulf port instead leaving a glut in the method of supply in demand. that's something the pipeline company, transcanada has said. host: jeanette, concord, california. go ahead. caller: good morning. i watched the senate hearings with the transcanada people and the president of trans-canada was asked repeatedly "is there any quarnt that the oil that's going to come to that pipeline, any part of it, will go to america?" and he said, unequivocally, "no." and he said it over and over and over again. so i'm really curious why we're going to destroy the aquifor in all of these states -- along the pipeline -- to create 20,000 jobs over what, nine states? come on. this is ridiculous. plus the waste water stuff is going to be injected into so-called "empty wells." no, they are not empty. they actually go into the aquifor. host: susan casey-lefkowitz. guest: thank you so much for your comments. those aquifors supply our farmers with the water they need. transcanada has not been able to guarantee that this oil would stay in the united states primarily because it
that oil to the gulf port instead leaving a glut in the method of supply in demand. that's something the pipeline company, transcanada has said. host: jeanette, concord, california. go ahead. caller: good morning. i watched the senate hearings with the transcanada people and the president of trans-canada was asked repeatedly "is there any quarnt that the oil that's going to come to that pipeline, any part of it, will go to america?" and he said, unequivocally, "no." and he...
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if they do away with the port projects when they go to vote partisan on something, that would also help out with the debt. thank you. host: 4 lauderdale, florida, good morning. guestcaller: the government doet have a major impact, however, right now, if you look at how their refuse to pay for transportation, which was in public of millions of people, it in itself, i that is what they're doing to -- for election purposes, let's say they would resolve a lot of problems. that is something that is strictly political by republicans. host: i will lead this from "the washington post. -- "the washington post." guest: that is one area where the government can help create jobs rather rapidly, which is in the building roads and bridges and a traditional government responsibility. we have a lot of work we can do in that area. there has been a fight over that. this is what happens when you get so much in debt. you do not get enough money for something worthwhile like that. that is a very legitimate teapot -- legitimate point. how much money or whether to put money into construction so they can hire
if they do away with the port projects when they go to vote partisan on something, that would also help out with the debt. thank you. host: 4 lauderdale, florida, good morning. guestcaller: the government doet have a major impact, however, right now, if you look at how their refuse to pay for transportation, which was in public of millions of people, it in itself, i that is what they're doing to -- for election purposes, let's say they would resolve a lot of problems. that is something that is...
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barber is joining us from the port -- detroit, a supporter of newt gingrich. caller: i am so tired of the news media and the gop trying to shut mitt romney down our throats worse than obama did with his medical coverage. i think newt gingrich is getting eaten alive by the media and i think he could do a better job. host: thanks for the call, maria, a supporter of ron paul, good morning. caller: i feel that ron paul has been marginalized by the national media to a great extent. they seem to only show clips of them and not his substance and i don't include him in national polls where evil -- polls very well against the president and they think he is only part of a to get part of the platform. he is in a to win. i don't think is fair that florida has winner-take-all. i think it a pretty much aborts the process of the race. about president obama -- the press never wants to go into his college record. he was registered at occidental college and admitted as a foreign student. where is the press on that? are used host: still there lead reymont reminded the coming up
barber is joining us from the port -- detroit, a supporter of newt gingrich. caller: i am so tired of the news media and the gop trying to shut mitt romney down our throats worse than obama did with his medical coverage. i think newt gingrich is getting eaten alive by the media and i think he could do a better job. host: thanks for the call, maria, a supporter of ron paul, good morning. caller: i feel that ron paul has been marginalized by the national media to a great extent. they seem to only...
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i did support the philadelphia navy yard to bring jobs there, and the deepening of the port on what are called earmarks, but they were very well-funded. so, i fought against the debt, the deficit in the national debt, and the record shows it. host: on foreign affairs, here is "the baltimore sun" -- host: you write in your book about syria and iran, and you write about how you spoke to president bush about syria and around, encouraging him to talk to them. do you think if he had done so the situation would be different? guest: it is pretty hard to change what president bashir massad has done, but i think it would have been worth a try. i took a special interests in the middle east. i first went there in 1984. i made 20 trips. i knew president assad's father. i met the current president there. i believe a dialogue would have had a chance to succeed. i think dialogue still has a chance to succeed in iran. i think the beating of the war drums, without exhausting all of the sanctions and of the diplomatic avenues is not smart. i think when you have the israelis -- the former prime minister,
i did support the philadelphia navy yard to bring jobs there, and the deepening of the port on what are called earmarks, but they were very well-funded. so, i fought against the debt, the deficit in the national debt, and the record shows it. host: on foreign affairs, here is "the baltimore sun" -- host: you write in your book about syria and iran, and you write about how you spoke to president bush about syria and around, encouraging him to talk to them. do you think if he had done...
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working-class and the port were supposed to pay the majority of theirs in homeowners' taxes, city and state taxes -- ordering class and the poor. everything is out of sorts. when you are on fixed income and these states will have to have such a high tax rate because the federal government will have such a lower one. anybody i fixed tax rate goes in and buys a refrigerator that costs $400, will have about a $100 tax on the refrigerator. that is the problem. the ones it will hurt our people that are retired, people that are on disability, things like that. otherwise, i am completely in line with you. i voted for ron paul in 1988. i voted for paul brown. i think he -- i can remember what year it was that he ran as a libertarian. once.ed for ross perot wan i am an open-minded person and i watch things very closely. host: thank you for calling. guest: i think by going to a national consumption tax, one federal national consumption tax -- i think that's a lot more fair. it ends up being cost-neutral. choose a can of coke as an example. it sells for a dollar. there is 20% in the tax. social
working-class and the port were supposed to pay the majority of theirs in homeowners' taxes, city and state taxes -- ordering class and the poor. everything is out of sorts. when you are on fixed income and these states will have to have such a high tax rate because the federal government will have such a lower one. anybody i fixed tax rate goes in and buys a refrigerator that costs $400, will have about a $100 tax on the refrigerator. that is the problem. the ones it will hurt our people that...
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i represent the city of new bedford, the ports that brings in the most money in america. i made a suit made in new bedford. i am very proud of new bedford. we work together on fishing. host: next call comes from philadelphia. joe of the republican line. caller: good morning, and thank you for taking my call. my question has to do with social security and medicare. i no money has been taken out of social security by various presidents in the past and leaving iou's and never replacing it. my parents came into this country as immigrants, and they have to be sponsored by their family or someone here. people today coming to this country, and they received at social security without putting a dime in the system. i would like to know why. guest: that is not true, and if it is true, they're breaking the law. you are not eligible for any payment from so-so security until you have paid in. -- social security until you've paid in. if you know someone who was doing this please report them to the u.s. attorney or someone else. that is a crime. illegal immigrants, and that is not a goo
i represent the city of new bedford, the ports that brings in the most money in america. i made a suit made in new bedford. i am very proud of new bedford. we work together on fishing. host: next call comes from philadelphia. joe of the republican line. caller: good morning, and thank you for taking my call. my question has to do with social security and medicare. i no money has been taken out of social security by various presidents in the past and leaving iou's and never replacing it. my...
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it is the port and the working people that are suffering right now. guest: i associate myself with everything that young lady said. host: gene. republican line. guest: -- caller: apparently i am an extremist under your category. i am a mother of five, and i am telling you that it is shameful. the behavior, the vocabulary, the party line -- i will not do this unless you do this, for my children, my did this, sir, it is time to -- my goodness, sir, if it is time to step forward. this vocabulary that keeps being used about been extremist effect me. guest: well, if you want to talk about extremist language, talk about what mr. paul ryan from wisconsin has said. he called the president got list. those things are unacceptable -- got the. of those things are not acceptable. we can have a debate. we need to come together and agree on some things. you can not come together and agree on some things if you think you have all of the answers. many of the congress that came in in 2010 think they have all of the answers. they came in on a wave. i am willing to sit d
it is the port and the working people that are suffering right now. guest: i associate myself with everything that young lady said. host: gene. republican line. guest: -- caller: apparently i am an extremist under your category. i am a mother of five, and i am telling you that it is shameful. the behavior, the vocabulary, the party line -- i will not do this unless you do this, for my children, my did this, sir, it is time to -- my goodness, sir, if it is time to step forward. this vocabulary...
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guest: some programs are not directed at the port. medicare is available for everyone in the united states who turns 65 or has become disabled after a lifetime of working and contributing to the medicare system. so, there is no chicanery involved in people applying for and receiving medicare benefits when they are eligible to do so. if instead the references to medicaid, which is a program of health insurance and that low- income people, then it is certainly true that there are some clever people out there that do become entitled even though taking a long term view of the income position of these people they probably should not be receiving medicaid. the basic point i would make is that in general in the united states, as you move up the income in its -- distribution, people do pay a larger percentage of their incomes as taxes. it is not as the distributor of of the system as some other rich countries, but the tax system does redistribute from wealthy people to less wealthy people in general. host: the next call comes from montana. ko
guest: some programs are not directed at the port. medicare is available for everyone in the united states who turns 65 or has become disabled after a lifetime of working and contributing to the medicare system. so, there is no chicanery involved in people applying for and receiving medicare benefits when they are eligible to do so. if instead the references to medicaid, which is a program of health insurance and that low- income people, then it is certainly true that there are some clever...
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we do regularly the port parents. -- deport parents. host: monti on twitter says -- getting at the idea that then they take the highly-qualified skills overseas. bill writes in to ask this. he says the dream act, what is not understood about the word you legal. it is to be fixed, that is the word of congress. what are the will of the people? should congress act, and should the white house leave it to congress to make these kinds of decisions? guest: we definitely need congressional action. i am hopeful after this election we will see action on not just a dream act, but comprehensive immigration reform passage that would put the 11 million undocumented people in this country, if they pass it and test, on a path to citizenship. i am hopeful that can happen. the reality is there has been no prospect of immigration reform legislation for some time. the question is, will we devote enforcement budget and resources to chase down valedictorians and high school? or are we going to devote the same scarce dollars to go after the people who pose a
we do regularly the port parents. -- deport parents. host: monti on twitter says -- getting at the idea that then they take the highly-qualified skills overseas. bill writes in to ask this. he says the dream act, what is not understood about the word you legal. it is to be fixed, that is the word of congress. what are the will of the people? should congress act, and should the white house leave it to congress to make these kinds of decisions? guest: we definitely need congressional action. i am...
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now we find out there were also a tax cut for the middle class and the port. -- and support. -- the poor. people who have never paid into social security or met -- or disability are getting on welfare. 16,000 a month are getting added into social security and medicare who have never paid a dime. host: linda, we are talking about the bush era tax cuts, focusing specifically this morning on the income tax cuts under the bush administration that were extended under the obama administration. that is part of a series that we are doing on the "washington journal" lead starts today that focuses on different aspects of the so-called fiscal cliff tops. and we will go to michael next in fenton, mich.. good morning. are you with us? caller: yes. host: you are on the air, sir. caller: i'm calling to discuss the fact that the disparity in the revenue that is generated in the different tax brackets, it is my understanding that the top 5% roughly makes $200,000 and ups -- and up. they generate the majority of the taxes that the government takes in. the other 95% probably takes in less than 40% of the r
now we find out there were also a tax cut for the middle class and the port. -- and support. -- the poor. people who have never paid into social security or met -- or disability are getting on welfare. 16,000 a month are getting added into social security and medicare who have never paid a dime. host: linda, we are talking about the bush era tax cuts, focusing specifically this morning on the income tax cuts under the bush administration that were extended under the obama administration. that...
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he very much believe to, almost single-minded way that the port should have health care. as abraham lincoln is very much believe there shall be a union, the secession, no slavery. and every once in a while, someone comes along and you do no if they are right or wrong until many years later. host: we are speaking let us paul rothstein. georgetown university law professor. our topic is additions to secede, filed in every state in the union. one of the state is texas. our next call from rockdale, texas on our line for independents. caller: rules and regulations is what is killing this country. and they come from washington, d.c. this is what is killing us, nobody wants to secede from united states, the want to secede from washington, d.c. and wall street. they have run as these bills, we have not. host: you did not sign that petition? guest: i surely did not. what do i want to ask president obama, please, daddy, can we secede from the union? guest: i think that is what we are seeing, that this movement is not really at least in large measure a secession movement. but a movem
he very much believe to, almost single-minded way that the port should have health care. as abraham lincoln is very much believe there shall be a union, the secession, no slavery. and every once in a while, someone comes along and you do no if they are right or wrong until many years later. host: we are speaking let us paul rothstein. georgetown university law professor. our topic is additions to secede, filed in every state in the union. one of the state is texas. our next call from rockdale,...
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port for and the rich richer and it does not make sense. host: what do you think about this idea as far as extra education for disadvantaged students if they are preparing for college? what you think about an extra year of high school? caller: that is great. host: is it great? -- why is that great? you said it is a great idea, tell me why. caller: many of these kids actually drop out of school and end up in the streets and in prison. we're doing things backwards. instead of helping them and building a strong foundation at the beginning like kindergarten and first grade, we let them fall by the wayside. host: "the green bay press gazette" this morning -- if you go to the federal page of "the washington post" this morning, you will find out that today at about 8:30, there will be of release of the 1940 census data. the census data will be released at 8:00 dirty and we will cover it live. it says -- the census records that will be released at 8:30 today and we will plan to cover that so stay tuned to her website c-span.org for information abou
port for and the rich richer and it does not make sense. host: what do you think about this idea as far as extra education for disadvantaged students if they are preparing for college? what you think about an extra year of high school? caller: that is great. host: is it great? -- why is that great? you said it is a great idea, tell me why. caller: many of these kids actually drop out of school and end up in the streets and in prison. we're doing things backwards. instead of helping them and...
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history tv explore the history and culture of shh reeve port, louisiana. saturday starting on c-span two, and captain on his book "one damn blunder from beginning to end" then over 2,000 books housed at the sleeve -- shh reeve port library. on c-span three. from barksdale air force base a look at the base's role on 9/11 and the history of the b 52 bomber and visit the founding father's autograph collection at the museum. and from the pioneer heritage center, medical treatment during civil war. this weekend on c-span 2 and c-span three. >> if you had said in 2006 that the world would be begging for the united states to use force again in the middle east within 3 1/2 years, everybody would have said you were crazy. >> brookings institute robert kagan is not only an advisor to the romney campaign but also serves on -- >> a lot of -- a broad consensus, and i think what you're seeing here is the kind of consensus that exists in the community and there's probably a lot of overlap between the two parties. >> more on robert kagan and that's sunday night 8:00 p.m.
history tv explore the history and culture of shh reeve port, louisiana. saturday starting on c-span two, and captain on his book "one damn blunder from beginning to end" then over 2,000 books housed at the sleeve -- shh reeve port library. on c-span three. from barksdale air force base a look at the base's role on 9/11 and the history of the b 52 bomber and visit the founding father's autograph collection at the museum. and from the pioneer heritage center, medical treatment during...
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the port. your organization never does anything about the war on women by the republicans. host: i am running out of time. we will take on those issues. guest: first of all, there are more poor now than there were four years ago, more unemployed, so the policies are not working well. southern baptists provided more disaster relief than anyone beside the federal government. i'm afraid you are ignorant about the charitable work the southern baptist organizations are doing across the nation every day. your facts are wrong. host: chicago, betty, a democratic caller. caller: i do not understand. you said you're a man of faith. how can you uphold two people running for president who have people that they love right now, mitt romney and rick santorum, that are sick. rick santorum's baby has a precondition thomas, and so does mitt romney's wife, but they say they will appeal the affordable health care act. you're a christian man. you love a baby before he gets here, but once they get here, you do not c
the port. your organization never does anything about the war on women by the republicans. host: i am running out of time. we will take on those issues. guest: first of all, there are more poor now than there were four years ago, more unemployed, so the policies are not working well. southern baptists provided more disaster relief than anyone beside the federal government. i'm afraid you are ignorant about the charitable work the southern baptist organizations are doing across the nation every...
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even the port worker who is making almost poverty wages and you have a retirement account that is yours that pays interest, that can be passed on to your younger generation. social security obliterate that in the name of -- it is a generational compact that is holy and it all goes one way. host: from twitter, here is another viewpoint. we have a couple of the e-mails this morning. when there is no money left over to pay the bills, all our people who even save for their own retirement? libertarians say all people should fend for themselves. what about low-wage earners? guest: ron paul famously discusses during an earlier republican debate. i think it is ok and it makes sense and it is going to happen for the government to provide a social safety net. when you call out the fact that government is ripping off people, if you are young, you are getting screwed. i and the bad guy for saying that. what i am saying and what this article is saying is simply that people should pay as much as the freight for their lives as they can. we have an entitlement system that benefits the middle class and
even the port worker who is making almost poverty wages and you have a retirement account that is yours that pays interest, that can be passed on to your younger generation. social security obliterate that in the name of -- it is a generational compact that is holy and it all goes one way. host: from twitter, here is another viewpoint. we have a couple of the e-mails this morning. when there is no money left over to pay the bills, all our people who even save for their own retirement?...
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it gets back to the port of our educational system, to use michigan as an example, we have great teachers and administrators. but we're not showing student growth the way we should. our system is not succeeding. i think that is a national issue. the key is not the technology, it is the teacher applying that technology, the cultural change to go with that. the flipping of the classroom is exciting, the concept of saying let's do the homework in the classroom and have the child learn online and do some exercises at home. with technology -- i will use mass as an illustration -- if you do it the right way and the child connect in the teacher connects, a teacher can see how each child is doing on every single problem, not just whether they got the right or wrong answer, but how long did it take them to get an answer, did they struggle? potentially leaving kids behind, which happens to often, really now this particular child is having a problem with geometry right now, and in two weeks they are doing fine. but when you identify this other child having problems -- in three or four years when the
it gets back to the port of our educational system, to use michigan as an example, we have great teachers and administrators. but we're not showing student growth the way we should. our system is not succeeding. i think that is a national issue. the key is not the technology, it is the teacher applying that technology, the cultural change to go with that. the flipping of the classroom is exciting, the concept of saying let's do the homework in the classroom and have the child learn online and...